108. When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming: Learning to Trust God and Let Go of Control

Motherhood can feel overwhelming—especially when fear, anxiety, and the need to control begin to take over.

In this episode, I’m sharing a very personal part of my story from my early days as a single mom—walking through the pain of divorce, the uncertainty of my children’s future, and the quiet fear that can creep in when life feels out of your control. I remember what it felt like to carry so much… and not know how everything would turn out.

And as I sat with the Lord recently, He brought me to Psalm 105—not to give me a strategy, but to remind me of something I had forgotten:

👉 The power of remembering His faithfulness.

Because when we forget who God is, we start carrying things that were never ours to hold.

But when we remember…

Everything begins to shift.

In this episode, I’m gently walking you through:

• how fear can quietly drive our parenting
• why we move into control, striving, or overwhelm
• how to surrender what isn’t yours to carry
• and how to trust that God is still writing your child’s story—even when you can’t see it

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed as a mom… if you’ve been trying to hold everything together… I want you to know—you’re not alone in this.

🌿 Companion Blog (Read + Listen in One Place)

If you want to slow down and reflect more deeply, I wrote a companion blog for this episode where you can read through the message and process it at your own pace:

👉 When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming: Learning to Trust God and Let Go of Control

💛 If You’re Ready to Go Deeper

If this is something you’re walking through right now and you want support, I’d love to walk alongside you.

✨ You can book a biblical counseling or family coaching session with me where we’ll gently uncover what’s driving the overwhelm and help you move toward peace, clarity, and truth.

✨ The Happy Kid Toolkit is also a powerful resource I’ve created to help families grow in emotional regulation, responsibility, and healthy, Christ-centered communication.

✨ And if your heart is longing for a deeper reset, my Renew & Restore Women’s Healing Retreats are sacred spaces where women come to slow down, encounter God, and experience real healing and restoration.

🌱 For Teen Moms & Parents of Hurting Teens

If you or your teen are in a hard season, I created something just for you:

💛 You can download my free devotional, “You’re Not Alone” (for Teens & Parents)—a 14-day guided journey to help teens process pain and begin healing, with a parent guide to walk alongside them.

🤍 Final Encouragement

Friend…

God has not forgotten you.
And He has not forgotten your child.

Even when it feels uncertain…
even when you can’t see what He’s doing…

👉 He is still working.

xoxo,

Danielle